Contained in the annual wolf report to be released later this week by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) are the findings of a panel formed to review livestock depredation investigations attributed to wolves. In at least three cases ODFW found that there was insufficient evidence to support a conclusion that wolves killed […]
Continue Reading →George Wuerthner critiques the assumption that cougar hunting will decrease conflict with humans.
Oregon’s assumptions on cougar hunting misplaced – George Wuerthner, NewWest.net
Oregon, like many western states, allows cougar hunting. Part of the justification for hunting is the assumption that killing cougars will reduce livestock losses and increase public safety. There is, however, […]
Continue Reading →Opinion in the Oregonian-
The Oregonian is the state’s leading newspaper. They printed an editorial telling the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife not to be so quick to kill wolves just because some livestock were killed. That is fine with me, but I’d really see the additional argument that in deciding to kill from […]
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